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The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23

Pursuant to call at the head of this
column there will be mass convention
of the friends Of division at the court
house in this city on Thursday, July 7,
for the purpose of electing sixteen dele
gates to the division convention at HUI
ron, on Wednesday, July l3. The Huron
gathering is for the cause of division.
The question will be voted upon in No.
yember, and it is we'll enough to lay our
plans early. At Huron the preliminary
way for thorough canvass of the whole
territory will be transacted. and at this
meeting preparations for properly cele,
brating the beginning of the end will be
made. For, in truth, we are nearing the
beginning of the end Of the division dis
cussion. A great majority Of the peo-
pie of Dakota are for division, and the
November election will end the contro-
versy so far as the people of the territory
are concerned 1t will then rest with a
democratic congress whether the rule Of
tyranny shall continue.
At the mass convention in Canton, and
at the Huron gathering, none but quail
ged friends of division will be allowed to
vote, and all friends Of division, irrespect-
i've of party, are invited to participate.
In company with all leading republicans
of Dakota who have signed the call for
the Huron convention we find such
staunch democrats and true Dakotans as
Hon. NJ. Fl. Day and Ex- Ex-Congressman
klelner on the list Taken altogether
the move means great victory for all
Dakota at the November election.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23

Street prowlers Of the male sex may
be classed in two distinct categories, the
pertinacious and the quietly respectful.
To the former belong the hulking young
fellow with bunch of groundsel in his
hand, by way Of protest against being
s'run in'' by an over officious "bobby;"
and the seedy individual who sidles mys-
teriously up to you with the request that
you will ''spare q copper for a pore
man," keeping pace with you for 100
yards or SO, and bestowing divers un.
complimentary epithets on your hard
heartedness in the event of re-
fusal. The latter class includes the ars
parently bewildered ''stranger in Lon.
don," who stops to ask the nearest way
TO Putney or Barnet, as the case may be,
and the decently dressed but apocryphal
mechanic, who has either just come out
of hospital or solicits your influence
with the authorities to get into one.
Then there is the portly Frenchman,
who may be met with any day in the
vicinity of Charing Cross, and who has
been wounded at Gravelotte or taken
prisoner at Sedan; and the old crone, q
fixture in Garrick street from 4 to
Z in the afternoon, who levies black
mail on every well-dressed pedestrian,
and only wants crutch to sit for the
portrait of the malevolent hag issuing
nightly from the chest of the merchant
Abudah, nor must the pseudo-cabman
out of work be forgotten, whom you
never saw before in your life, but who
distinctly remembers having s.druv''
v0nr honor MANY and many n time and
modestly suggests that the loan of halt
crown would quite set him up again. =
London Society
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23
Experience of q Cocaine Victim.

A year or two ago, having more
than usual amount Of literary labor to
perform, determined to try the efficacy
of Cocaine" as also of "Hoang Man,"
when my powers gave evidence of flag
ging. After getting through with my
days practice, living in the country, my
hours varied from along about to or 5
p. m. An hour later usually found me-
among my books or at my desk. Having
determined on trying the cocaine first, I
provided myself with quantity of fluid
extract of the drug. This placed within
ready reach. At times my professional
duties of the day were of more irksome
or toilsome character than usual. At such
times would earlier and more sensibly
seem to need the aid of the drug. I
commenced by taking ten to fifteen drops
at dose two or two times during my
evenings labor.
IA the course of several months use, I
discarded the drop form of dose, and
would place the bottle to my lips and take
about one drachm, or possibly drachm
and half, sometimes repeating the dose
during the night. I have often left my
desk at near or quite a. M, having been
engaged almost without intermission from
some time about 3 or 4 p. M, as fresh
and free from exhaustion as when 1 sat
down to my labors. Iwould not feel un-
usually sleepy, but on retiring found no
difficulty i'll dropping off into quiet,
restful sleep. While under the influence
of the drug experienced in very pleas
ant manner mental exhiliration, with full
flow Of thought upon the subjects in hand.
Upon determining to quit the cocaine for
she Hoang Nan, found, contrary to DIR.
w. A. Hamnlond's experience, had, in
measure, established habit that was
fast gaining hold upon me. The result
Of this discovery was I quit the cocaine
and refused to try the Hoang Man. John
T. Booth, NJ. D., in Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23

The object Of this convention are to provide for
a thorough and aud vigorous canvass of South Da-
kota before the next election, for the purpose of
bringing out as strong vote as possible in favor
of division, and to transact such other business
to the convention may seem proper.
The qualifications for voting at the primary and
county meetings shall be that the persons vot-
ing must be known, unqualified ana thorough
friends Of division; and all fri ends of division r
respective Of party, are invited to participate.
This conference invites the serious attention Of
the people OF Dakota to the fact that this express
sion OF the will of the people of Dakota upon this
grave and important question will probably be de-
cisive in its results. 1t is thought by many we'll
advised persons that the next congress will seri-
ously take up the question Of the division aud ad
mission of Dakota.
A decided and unmistakable expression Of .
large majority of the people of Dakota, whose
right it is to decide this matter, in fav,r Of dys
ion will doubtless exercise strong and immed-
ate influence upon the action of congress.
Therefore we most respectfully call upon all
friends of division to unite both in sen ling strong
delegations from each county to the proposed con
vention, aud also in polling the largest possible
vote in the county in favor of division.
This is critical moment in the fortunes of Da-
kota. Let her people be united aud and earnest.
BY ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23
Hunting the Kangaroo.

Several Of our party went out to Gee
long and enjoyed a kangaroo hunt, which
was not only exciting and interesting,
but very amusing. When sighting the
kangaroo it is customary for the hunter
to toot his horn, which the acute ear OF
the animal understands, and as the old
"nlan kangaroo" gathers his flock and
drives them before him, all on the hop,
the fun commences. Pistols are the
arms used, and the hunter must get in
his work before the animals reach the
thickets. It may be fun and easy work
for hurdle racers and kangaroos to jump
fallen bitches and fences. but it takes the
average tourist all his time to keep in the
saddle, and the usual thing is, no kan
garoo. During the chase my horse
carromed on a stump, and as the "old
man" kangaroo Topped over the fence
forty rods away l gavo him parting
shot, and had tho pleasure of seeing a
piece of bark fall twenty feet from a
neighboring blue gum. Three of the
animals were killed, and to make our
hunt complete, Of course, their tails had
to be chopped off and converted into
soup.-Melbourne Cor. Omaha Herald.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23
1t is now settled beyond doubt that the

1t is now settled beyond doubt that the
Illinois Central will build TWO different
lines into Dakota this summer. One
line will run into Yankton, and the 9TH
er will be constructs! in northwesterly
direction, crossing the Sioux either al
Canton or Sioux Falls.
The delegation from Canton, Calliope
and LeNlars, present at the directors
meeting in Chicago last Friday, are en-.
tircly satisfied with the prospects. The
plan as proposed Ly this combination is
entirely feasible. The Central people IN
tend to build to Yankton, and it is the
idea of the Canton people to induce them
to branch off from the Yankton exten-
sion either at or near Calliope, thence
north to Canton and into the territory be-
yond. This will save them forty miles of
construction when compared with the
Cherokee Sioux Fails Dakota extension.
The Calliope, Burlington and Northern
people also have strong card in favor of
the LeMars. .Calliope- Canton plan. They
will sell to the Central company provided
they adopt this line Otherwise they
will continue operations and construct the
line with their local company. The Cen
tral people will decide sometime during
July what route to pursue. In the
meatime it behooves the people of Can,
ton, Calliope and LeMars to keep awake.
The Illinois Central is worth fighting for,
and would be a big feather in the cap of
Canton. Keep up the interest, and give
the committee all the support possible.
Our watchword iS-"Central.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23

Ex-Speaker Keifer, of Ohio, in con
versation with a New York Mail and
Express reporter about Blaine, said
Blaine's true reason for going to Europe
is to recuperate his health. His health
is in very precarious condition. Al
though it is given out that he is we'll and
robust | have it from an inside source
and there can be no doubt about Blaine $
general physical debility. When he was
vest and had that little spell Of illness l
was attending some law cases in Kans
| saw several friends who had talked with
surgeons and doctors that attended
Blaine, and they all said his physician
had pronounced him in very bad health
generally and totally unable to stand the
severe attack.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23
J. E. Hazlitt, publisher of the Marion

J. E. Hazlitt, publisher of the Marion
Sentinel, and L. Schafer, merchant,
were bound over to court recently on a
charge of criminal libel. The cause of
the charge was the appearance in the
Sentinel of letter signed by Louis
Schafer rejecting on the character of
John Ryan, the postmaster at Marion.
Ten chances to one the Marion postmas-
ter will turn out like the Elkton banker,
who sued the Record tor defamation of
character and in less than thirty days
was behind the bars for forgery. These
people who are so mighty touchy on the
character question will bear great deal
of watching.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23
The, Climbed Down. Though,

During the war the Louisiana zouaves
Pssed through Atlanta on their way to
T., hmond. Most Of the zouaves were in
a tair WY to get ''full, +" and to guard
q. ..:.inst having the men scattered they
were locked in on the second floor Of tho
old city hall. That night the zouaves
made ladder Of themselves, came down
and 'stook in" the town. One Of them
got on the second floor veranda of the
Washington hall and was bowling like a
wild Indian. Col. Acton seized a bed
slat and started out to enforce the peace,
but withdrew when he saw the zouave.
He knew q led slat was no weapon to
attack zouave with. The Louisianians
proceeded to paint the town lively
crimson. Constitution.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23
Dakota Division Convention.

at meeting OF the friends of division held ir
Huron on the 7th day of June, 1887, it was re.
solved that it is resolved. in view of the election
upon the question of division provided for by 8
law OF the last legislature, that the friends of H
vision IN both north and south Dakota should be
invited to organize themselves thoroughly and tc
cooperate in harmony to obtain as large an ex.
preston as possible al the polls, of the will of the
people upon the question of division, at the next
election.
Therefore, for the purpose OF effecting such or.
ganizatton and taking such other measures as they
may see proper with reference to eHecting divis-
ion. the undersigned, friends division here
by call upon the friends of division in South Oa-
kots, without distinction of party to assemble in
their various counties upon
THURSDAY TEE 7TH DAY OF JULY
and elect delegates to convention of the friends
OF division, to be held at the city of Huron on
WEDNESDAY THE 18TH DAY OF JULY,
next at 2 p. m.
The apportionment for such convention is recon-
mended to he ma fOllows.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23
Married.

Of Eden ana TImoshx s,,inan ., o.e sso ris
Judge ". E. jones ofacistina. ''''
Tho ooromo,v wos w;tnossoa h.. ou
-, 49, W." u ~ o.o'
Que nu"oreo guests. on the toliowi ng
evening grand ball was given at the St.
James in honor of the event. The bride
is we'll known az one of Edan,s most a.
.;mah,a aoa - 49, " ~ ~ ~: 'o'' e'
the groom is an efficient and gentlemanly
official, one of the most popular conduct.
ors on the Milwaukee railway. The
..ho,,.n ..,.oa !,
boys turned ned. GU. u, IN great force to ID do
honor to lin and his bride. We
mention few of the SUBSTANTIAL tokens
Of regard presented to the hannv na;r.
pa,lo. sa,I.ale ,,...a.
naaSs;ns ; sc.oacA eoeo Me- a"sr" ~ Vs.
nress'"s case-Miss W. H. written
oeTGeri m
Slock-l. S!' - mofn. 111 .m.,
Tnha bG. cas.u,-SdlaS,n Ms,srS AR'e1 R.edi
laDle spoots-hessrs. bradley and
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23
SOLD BY Il. c. HIcHBoRN
Sore Eyes

The eyes are always in sympathy with
the body, and afford an excellent index
of its condition. When the eyes become
weak, and the lids infamed and sore, it
is an evidence that the system has
become disordered by Scrofula, for
which Ayers Sarsaparilla is the best
known remedy.
Scrofula, which produced a painful in-
flammation in my eyes, caused me much
advice of q physician commenced taking
Ayers Sarsaparilla. Alter using this
medicine short time was completely
Cured
Ny eyes are now in splendid condi-
ton, and am as well and strong as ever.
Mrs. William Gage, Concord, N. II.
For number OF years was troubled
with hunOr in my eyes, and was unable
to obtain any relief until commenced
using Ayers Sarsaparilla This medi-
cine has effected q complete cure, and I
believe 1t to be the best of blood puri-
fiers. E. Upton, Nashua, N. II.
From childhood, and until with few
months, have been afflicted with Weak
and Sore Eyes. have used for these
complaints, with beneficial results,
Ayers Sarsaparilla, and consider it q
great blood purifier. = Mrs. q. Phillips,
Glover, VT.
I suffered for a year with inflamma-
ton in my left eye. Three ulcers formed
ON the ball, depriving me OF sight, and
causing great pain. After trying many
other remedies, to no purpose, was final
ly induced to use Ayers Sarsaparilla.
BY Taking
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23
New York.s French 4a..s.

Anglomania In New York is confined
to tho sterner sex, according to a cor
respondent Of 3 French newspaper, who
adds that the American woman is Paris
ian in dress, that the American dinner
table is French in character and that the
apartment houses are modelled on the
French flats. He admits, however, that
the copies surpass the original in mag
nificence, the most costly materials being
worn by American ladies, the family
hotels being fitted mp with regal sumptu-
ousness and the dinners being ovo4.
profua,. Bosom Transcript
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23
DRAWING NEAR.
The Day We Celebrate Drawing Near
The Different Attractions.

Fourth Of July this year comes on Mon
day. The citizens of Canton have been
working with will to make it the most
memorable epoch in the history of Lincoln
coln county. So, farmers and citizens,
lay aside your work for day and mingle
with the crowd. The Fourth of July is
a day that ought to be celebrated with
pomp and parade. with shows, games,
sports, balls, bonfres, illuminations, from
one enc Of this continent to the other.
The Fourth of July has become the ami
versary most noted in the annals of man
kind, the birthday of human freedom,
the epoch Of unbounded hope. 'Tis no
effort to don your Sunday clothes and
come to the city. The more the merrier.
Below is the program that will bc carried
out:
Alto q. m. atreet parade will be formed as fol-
lows: Marshal and assistants, Second Regiment
band, D. N. g., mayor and common council, ora
tors and reader, Canton double quartette squad
ron of cavalry, car Of state containing thirty-eight
young ladies and one representing Dakota, God
QesS OK Liberty Gen. Lyon YOSt, It. A. r., WO-
mans Relief Corps, Sons of Veterans, citizens
generally.
EXERCIsEs AT THE BowERY.
At 1O:45 a. II. National air. 2d Regiment
band.
Prayer by chaplain, H. l.. Soule.
National anthem, double quartette club
Reading Declaration of independence. Miss Hat
tie Sheldon.
Song by school children.
Grafton, Col Plummer.
Selection, I'd Regiment band.
OIation Kristofer jensen.
AFTERNOON ExEncIsEs
A. Up. M, Great Wild West low and menag-
erie, procession, etc., ETC., Prof. Mold manager.
At 3p. M, foot race for men, loo yards; 81 to
first S1.25 to second, Is cents to third.
Baseball, SIS to first, S. to second. .-
Foot race for boys under IA years. IS yards So
to fl rst, $1.25 to second. IS cents to third.
Wheelbarrow race. 81 to first. $l.25 to second,
75 cents to third.
Sack race So to FIRST S1.25 to second, Is cents to
third. ...... .-.
AT p. m, exhibition drill by Scandinavian cav
airy in full uniform.
At p. M, climbing creased pole; prize 50.
At 9 p. NJ, magnificent display of fireworks.
Dancing, afterno on and evening. -.
President of the dsy-Hon. Thos. Thorson.
Marshal of the day-Hon. w. NJ. Cuppett.
Assistant marshals-0. Skartvedt, J. NJ. North,
Filing Opsal.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23
It seems strange the fire laddies Ca

1t seems strange the fire laddies can t
congregate once year and indulge in a
little sport without getting hot box
over defeat. There is no question but
that if these same boys were in the mil
tia and handled muskets, the tents of the
victorious company would be spattered
with bullets.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23

The TWO lower rooms in the hig school
building will be finished this summer, the
board having advertised for bids to be in
by the Sd OF July. The plans and speci-
ications may be found at the mayors Of
flee. The district has money to meet
all warrants drawn and the levy for the
coming year was reduced to l2 mills.
Considering the large interests of the dis
trict this may be considered very light
tax. BY the appointment of the board
VIM. NJ. Cuppett is now taking the
school census of all children between the
ages of seven and twenty Years.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23

The obsolete idea of returning an assess.
ment Of one third actual valuation, thus
placing the apparent totals at a ridicu-
lousIy low figure, is being relegated to the
past and an earnest effort made to ex-
hibit more of decent showing. The
Canton city assessment, under VIM. NJ.
Cuprett, is proving exceptionally salts.
factory. According to the returns there
are $50 persons liable to pay school poll,
and an assessed valuation OF $362, 27O
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23
Contains Lots OF GullS

Bozzsro, the Indian medicine man. has folded
his tent and sought new pasture by still waters.
He is said to have remarked that Sioux Falls con-
taus more gulls to the square inch than any other
city from which it his good forune to escape
arrest. He is gone with many hard-esrn0d dol,
lars, but the fragrance of his life renewing CON-
pound hangs around us still-Sioux Falls Mail.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23
A Zine Prod lnCfi0n,

Rock Valley Register: The tribute paid to the
momory of Comrade Austen Opsal, Of Canton, by
Mr.. Asa Forrest, gentleman quite Wa II known IL
Rock Valley, was one of the finest productions we
have scanned for many day, Mr.. Forrest has 4
ready pen.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23
CITY BUSINESS.
Transacted at a Special session Of
the Common Cnnncil

Transacted at Special Session Ol
the Common Council.
A special meeting Of the common coun-
Gil of the city of Canton, Dak., was held
at the clerks Office, June II, 1887, at
o'clock p. m, pursuant to call.
Roll called, and present the mayor and
Aldermen Hawn, Keller, Marker .-and
Isacson.
A petition was presented asking for a
sidewalk on Dakota street. The same
was reported upon favorably by the COM
mittee and ordinance ordered drawn in
accordance with the petition.
Alderman Hawn introduced an ordi-
nance relating to certain sidewalks on
Dakota, Fifth and Sixth streets. Same
was referred to committee on streets, to
report at the next meeting.
On motion the council adjourned.
THOS. THORSON,
GEO. OLSON, Mayor.
Clerk.
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Lincoln County NO.License COnve,
tiOn

Lincoln County NO.License COnven
tiOn.
The Lincoln County No-License League viii
hold county convention at the court house in the
city Of Canton on Saturday, July 2, 1887. at 2
sideriag the steps to be taken under the local op
ton law appr owed March IL, 1887, and such other
business as may properly come before the conven-
ton.
Each and every township in the county is here
by requested to send at least three delege.es tc
represent their respective townships in the conven
ton.
It is important that every township should be
fully represented.
Friend of temperance. rally to the cause.
By order of the Lincoln County No-License
League. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
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Terms Of Subscription.
The Nexysnaner Iaxv

Any person who has taken paper regularly
from the postothce, whether directed to him or not
or whether he has subscribed not, is responsi-
BILE for the payment.
The courts have decided that refusing to take
newspapers or periodicals from the postoffice or
removing and leaving it uncalled for is prima
facie evidence Of Intentional fraud.
If any person orders his paper discontinued, he
he must pay all arrearages, or the publishers may
continue to send it until payment is made and col
!ect the whole amount, whether the paper is taken
from the Office or not
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-06-23
Lincoln County Division convention.

Pursuant to call Of the Huron conference ther G
will be q mass convention of the friends of divs.
ion in Lincoln county at the court house on Thurs
day. July 1887, for the purpose of electing six
teen delegates to attend the division convention
at Huron on the Wednesday following. In accord
ance with the plans adopted at the South Dakots
confer enca the qualif cations for voting at this
county meeting shall be that the persons so voti ne
must be known, unqualified, and thorough friends
of division, irrespective of party, invited tc
participate.
BY order executive board.
J.W. TAYLOR, Chairman.